for being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday! The league's selection committee elected the maximum of 4 players this year, and it's hard to argue against any of these 4 selections. On a side note, Brett Hull joined his father Bobby as the only father-son tandem to both be inducted.
The Odyssey
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The Odyssey: I was looking forward to this one and was able to see it in
the theater while on vacation. I enjoyed this movie. Done well all around
and ...
Good Luck Ducks, Week 3: Expectations
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*Oregon looks to regroup on a short week against an in-state FCS opponent.*
I'll be honest. I didn't actually watch last week's debacle at Oklahoma
State...
Apopka card show: part 3
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*It has been awhile since the last Apopka post. I have this one and I'll
have one more to post next Thursday to close out that show. Both are cards
that...
6 Degrees Of Raffy: The Joe Cronin Connection
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It's time for another installment of 6 Degrees Of Raffy, where I connect a
beloved card from my collection and connect the player depicted on it to
current...
Time to Defend
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The Kitchener Rangers' defense of the Memorial Cup starts tonight with a
home game against Owen Sound. Given the cyclical nature of the CHL, and
them go...
Half and half
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I didn't grow up in a coffee family. My dad would have a cup once in a
great while, usually when company was over.
I associated coffee-drinking with th...
Hughes “Golden Goal” Signed Card at Auction
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Card That Mysteriously Appeared Hits Over $100K Remember back in February,
when Jack Hughes scored the “Golden Goal” in the gold medal game at the
2026 W...
Rod to the Rescue
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Rod from Padrographs, who's also my NE Portland neighbor, kindly swung by
last weekend with another box of miscellaneous cards for me. Instead of
tucking...
Yay Me, I Completed 1988 Score Baseball
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1988 had been a good year for baseball cards in my book. Both 1988 Topps
and 1988 Score are among my favorite sets of the 1980s. I knew for a number
of ye...
Another Sort, Another Blogger Issue, & Another BBA
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Another Sunday. Another sort. Another issue with Blogger.
This time... blog posts aren't popping up in Blogger reading lists.
Hopefully they resolve thi...
This Custom Card Features a Savage Ballplayer
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What if I told you that back in the early 1970s, there was a young minor
league baseball prospect in the Cardinals' system who was so determined to
make...
2026 Topps Series 2 Retail
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. First off, 60th years ago today, Star Trek
premiered on NBC. I was going to post something Star Trek related to
...
August 2026 New People
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I accomplished a bit more scanning in August than I did in July...sort of.
I actually scanned most of these cards during July, but didn't get them
cropp...
Owning 15% of A Print Run: Archer!
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I recently found an incredible PC piece up for auction on eBay. I knew from
the moment I laid eyes on it that unless it soared to an astronomical price
I...
OUTSIDE THE BOX - Baseball In Full Swing
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I'm sure I was one of many who were swept up in the drama and excitement of
the 2025 MLB Playoffs - and a World Series for the ages. I hadn't watched
muc...
This Week In Mail - 3.8.26
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For the most part, it was a boring week via the mail. The top two items
didn't show up until Friday and Saturday. Part of the "boring" start to
the wee...
Hall of Fame and Hall of ... Mirrors?
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OK, I didn't have a good way to tie these cards together with a nice
title, but I tried. But I am giving them away!!First up is a strange card
of recent ...
18-Inning Heartbreak and the Hunt for Young Guns
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Game 3 was another fun matchup. I watched it until maybe the 8th inning and
had to hit the hay. You know, work in the morning. I figured I’d save the
hig...
A Milwaukee Card Show!?
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Am I too late to talk about a trip I took in June? Well, I am going to talk
about it anyway.
My wife had decided to go to an out-of-town event in Charlot...
2025 Wallet Card Junior Ortiz
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Here's the new Wallet Card for me in 2025:
Ortiz was a member of the Twins' 1991 World Series winning roster, in the
role of a backup catcher, and the p...
Closing the doors (for now)
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This is a post I knew was coming, but dreaded writing.
Let's take the band-aid off: I've decided to close up shop on "Dime Boxes"
for the foreseeable fut...
Out of Ideas
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A few months ago I saw a sell sheet for 2023-24 Skybox Metal Universe
hockey. I've never been a fan of the Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe sets
(though I do ...
Trading to Completion: Part 2
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So, after a couple of months, how is this project going? Eh, like most of
the projects around these here parts, slowly (still haven't finished any of
...
Franklin High Star Ron Santo
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Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first
became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing
home runs...
2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box
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Looking for something cheap and new to open (this obviously is one of those
older unfinished posts), I chose 2022 Topps Heritage minor league. It was
$59.0...
Pandemic Pretender; or, Cards for Sale!
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Hey everyone - well, yeah, it has been quite a few months since I last
spoke up in this space, and during that time I pretty much came to the
conclusion ...
Born in 1993 - Max Power
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*You're watching the Simpsons with your daughter the other day...*
"Oh! I bet you'll like the Max Power episode." I said to my daughter.
"Let's see....
Five Months of Mail Roundup!
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2021 and the start of 2022 has been busy for me and I've once again
neglected the blog. I've still been buying, selling, and collecting, and
I've got som...
A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2
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Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life
changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a
whole b...
Closet Discoveries
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I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked
my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper
shelves a...
Nick’s Super Stuffed PWE of Super Stuff
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It seems like Thursday is becoming my regular posting day. I hadn’t really
intended it to be that way but with work being incredibly busy right now,
it’s...
The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road
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Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card
Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses,
but the j...
Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020
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Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback
uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with
proper pants...
Boo
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Well hello there old friends. Didn't mean to scare you.
It's your old friend Matt providing a proof of life.
Thought it was an appropriate time to provide...
Anyone interested in a box break?
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Hey all! Like I have mentioned previous I have been very active on Twitter
in lieu of posting on here which has been both good and bad. I am still
working ...
2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Retail
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Repack box pack time.
Let's tear in.
Top to Bottom:
141 Colin Rea
144 Matt Holliday
BL-11 Ted Williams Baseball Legends
142 Jake Arrieta Mini
310 Patrick...
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Stevie Y's in the hall! WOOOOOOO! (throws octopus)
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